4. New tire pressure monitoring system provides information to the driver's display panel.

Interior

1. New rear seat centre armrest

2. Roof rail airbag deploys further providing additional protection in the event of a roll over. (note- roof rail is a term we use in Welding..it is a interior part running alongside the sides of the passenger compartment.)

3. "Smart" front passenger airbag system now senses the weight of the occupant and deploys the airbag accordingly.

4. New steering wheel, centre console trim, switches, shifter and seat fabric have improved the appearence of the interior.

5. The instrument panel now includes a "Driver Information Center" display which provides information on engine performance, tire pressure etc...

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yeah, needs to updrage the engine to the 3.5L, may have to for emissions standards, wouldn't it be cheaper to stop producing the 3.4L? if the 5speed can handle it, ~220hp prolly be much better than the ~180hp

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yeah, needs to updrage the engine to the 3.5L, may have to for emissions standards, wouldn't it be cheaper to stop producing the 3.4L? if the 5speed can handle it, ~220hp prolly be much better than the ~180hp

it needs better fuel ecconmy as well... it should be a little worse then the HHR, not a little better then a tahoe...

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Without knowing the additional improvements that "cannot" be released yet, it appears to be a marginal refresh that raises a barely adequate SUV up to a mediocre one. The Equinox really needs a complete overhaul, especially the interior, to become competitive.

These sound like good upgrades. I dont think the current engine is as terrible as people make it out to be. Only thing I notice is that it starts to lose it above about 50-55. What I am saying is it could use a little better higher end performance. Maybe the 3.5 liter could fix this little issue. The low end performance however is very good. My fuel mileage is about 16-17 in town and 20-24 on the highway.

I was surprised when I looked on the Pontiac website, to see they had an image of the Torrent with a purple interior. I didn't know they had interiors like that.

The Equinox is an awesome little SUV, and I think it has the potential to be a powerful player in the market with some changes. Now with the Rav4 stepping up the game, the Nox/Torrent are going to have to follow suit to not be totally overlooked. I realize they are still better than the CRV, but Toyota should be a target as well.

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I was surprised when I looked on the Pontiac website, to see they had an image of the Torrent with a purple interior. I didn't know they had interiors like that.

The Equinox is an awesome little SUV, and I think it has the potential to be a powerful player in the market with some changes. Now with the Rav4 stepping up the game, the Nox/Torrent are going to have to follow suit to not be totally overlooked. I realize they are still better than the CRV, but Toyota should be a target as well.

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Good upgrades plus I hope they close the wheel gap with the change in the suspension or bigger tires. If they do that with those upgrades then i think it will be a nice little product. Remember from what has been said above they are addressing interior materials and adding navigation so I am holding out hope.

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VUE has the better-looking interior based on those pictures. That said, I want to touch and feel the surfaces of it because GM interiors photograph notoriously better than they actually are in person. GM just needs to dump money on interior materials.